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US judge skeptical of challenge to $100,000 H-1B visa fee

 A federal judge on Friday said US President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers seems to fall under his broad powers to regulate immigration, casting doubt on a...

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Judge calls hearing in case against Musk's DOGE

Elon Musk speaks next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. — Reuters file photo

Shark bites a tourist who was trying to take a photo with it

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WHO calls for cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks

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Kennedy nears final Senate approval for US health post

US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F Kennedy Jr

New York records first case of new Mpox strain

Venezuela sends planes to fetch undocumented migrants from US

Venezuelan migrants deported from US arrive at Simon Bolivar international airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on February 10, 2025. Venezuela sent two planes on February 10 to bring nearly 200 undocumented migrants back from the United States, saying it hoped for a "new beginning" in ties with Washington, which does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate president. (Photo by Pedro MATTEY / AFP)

Ecuador faces election a second round run-off

Ecuador's presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez holds a press conference as vote counting for the presidential elections continues, in Quito, Ecuador February 9, 2025. REUTERS/David Diaz Arcos

Passengers restrain a man who bashed a flight window

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Wreckage of Alaska plane found, all 10 onboard killed

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US claims free passage through Panama Canal

A cargo ship waits at Balboa port before crossing the Panama Canal in Panama City. — AFP

Trump trade threats overshadow European defence meet

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa as he arrives at an EU summit at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. — Reuters

Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China

Canada's PM Justin Trudeau is joined by Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, and Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty, as he speaks during a press conference in Ottawa, Canada. — AFP

Rubio arrives in Panama

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio deplanes at the international airport in Panama Pacifico in Panama city. Marco Rubio arrived in the Panamanian capital on his first trip abroad as head of U.S. diplomacy, amid tensions over President Donald Trump's threat to retake control of the Panama Canal. Rubio will tour the Panama Canal and meet President Jose Raul Mulino. — AFP

Mexico vows retaliation to Trump tariffs without detailing targets

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Trump unveils sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China

The flags of Mexico, the United States and Canada fly in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 1, 2025.
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